by Terry FitzPatrick | Mar 29, 2016 | Advocacy, I Am the Change, Slavery in the News, Take Action, Thought Leadership
We need your help to make modern slavery a presidential campaign issue. With tens of millions enslaved worldwide, it’s critical that the next U.S. president make fighting slavery a priority.Today, the anti-slavery movement is launching the Generation Freedom campaign....
by Free the Slaves | Dec 21, 2012 | Take Action
Editor’s note: The historic anti-slavery concert last weekend in Myanmar, also known as Burma, was made possible by a coalition of organizations, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). We invited USAID to reflect on what the concert...
by Free the Slaves | May 21, 2012 | FTS Updates, India
Editor’s note: FTS South Asia Director Supriya Awasthi briefed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this month during Clinton’s trip to India. We thought you would enjoy Supriya’s reflections on her experience. It is not easy to get an invitation to meet the...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 22, 2012 | Slavery in the News
Editor’s Note: This Sunday, March 25, marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade. We thought it would be a good opportunity to invite Sarah Mendelson to guest blog about an important new anti-trafficking...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 29, 2011 | Slavery in the News
There’s been plenty of news coverage since Monday’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report from the U.S. State Department. The report ranks 184 countries on how well they’re combating trafficking and slavery. On MSNBC and in the Washington Times, stories highlight that...